Month: March 2018

There’s something slightly uncomfortable about anything that lavishes itself with congratulations before it even walks through the door. It’s always been my view that these things are first presented, and if congratulations are called for and deserved….they are given forthwith ….especially if what that thing refers to… is appearance….(you would say that…you have a face …

Now I understand this feeling all too well…..I have three children myself, and naming them all was one of the most traumatic and long winded challenges I have ever faced, you have to get it right, I mean….this is going to stick with them for their entire life….and on that basis… it’s a huge responsibility, …

I tell ya, sometimes it is right time, right place but that is how I got so lucky to wind up with the Iguana 20700 mech squonk kit from Ehpro. Last day of the ECC show in Ontario, CA and I was walking around with my bud Deuces Jack who luckily for the both of …

When I was a kid….clowns were funny, you went to see them at a circus, or you hired them for your birthday parties to act like cockwombles and make balloon animals…..it was innocent, harmless fun…..obviously until we kids inevitably turned the balloon animals into massive willies and ran around the house like a bunch of tiny Dirk Digglers…

But now?……Whose fucking idea was it to turn a children’s entertainer into one of the freakiest, most horrific and scariest things on the planet?!…..Not to me obviously….I’m far too mature and steel hardy to be even remotely nervous of these …..these……these things….these are just people I got funny balloons from when I was a kid….and nothing more…..

Finally…it would appear they may well have run out of Greek mythological deity names for our beloved vape gear….and have instead….. just opted for a ‘cover all basis’ generalisation…..”fuck it!….call it the ‘Creator’ …at least then we won’t upset anyone!” ……it’s a fair point, in a world that’s completely PC crazy and has more Gods than you can shake a shitty stick at, it’s a risky business to name anything after one of them without making the rest of them feeling a little left out…and being the touchy bunch that they apparently are….it really doesn’t take much for one of them to chuck their teddy out of the pram….

So when I take a mod out of the box of ‘things to review that had been pushed to the back of the queue’, and realise it will happily house a 28.5mm Sherman RDA….and then some….

I don’t take any chances….thankfully….thus far, my hypocrisy has not caused a sudden and fatal bolt of lightning to strike me down where I stand….thank the heavens….

Everyone know what a backlog is?….And I’m not talking about the result of eating too much meat and not enough fibre (Poop humour….really?…at your age?….) …well…I have one, a huge one actually, and I really need to clear that shit (poor choice of words man)….so….no fucking around, straight for the jugular with a series of reviews that will be over in less time that it takes me to make a whole baby….which…if you ask my Mrs…is actually quite impressive….

And for those that are now thinking ..’Thank fuck for that you droning on old fuck weasel’ …you are entirely welcome, I’m all about giving back to the community….in fact it reminds me of that time when I …(shut up….shut up now)

I admit right now, don’t judge me, but I do enjoy from time to time..the finer things in life, I work hard for my money, and occasionally I may well pay over the odds for something that is of such a fine quality, that I feel I have earned the right to own it…or eat it….or drink it…or indeed …wear it…..this by no means makes me a snob, I fart in public to the utter disgust of my other half, and can quite often be seen ‘wearing’ a kebab whilst staggering home from the pub like any other bloke at the weekend, but shove a high quality item with an offensive price tag under my nose , and if funds allow, then more often than not…I am defeated…

I am the absolute polar opposite of my better half who, even in her thirties, still shops like a student and then complains when her ‘designer’ top will only fit our 5 year old daughter after it’s first wash or when that 9p tin of ‘own brand’ baked beans tastes like a bowl of runny red bum nuggets……. that I have to pretend to enjoy…

Blame my mother, it’s almost comical that everytime my Mrs is out for the day, she lets me know in her own special way….that it is indeed time for an impromptu…and secret food shop at Waitrose…

The apple it would appear….did not fall too far from the tree.

So….what happens …..when I am presented with a beautifully crafted item of the highest quality, an item that would normally have me checking my bank balance within mere seconds of clapping my materialistic and all too gullible peepers upon its luxurious appearance ……yet possesses a price tag that would suggest my Mrs bought it from Danny ‘discount deals’ McDodgybastard down the pub……..well……..conflicting bewilderment and pessimistic suspicions of almost ‘clown car’ durability is what …..I mean it has to be like that?…..Doesn’t it…??

Smooth side airflow blows directly to the coils to provide full flavor.
Large airflow comes from the side directly in a shortest path to provide maximum vapor production.
Build deck is built into the base for convenient access.
18mm postless build deck allows easy coil building and supports both single and dual coil build.
Bubble glass included to provide 5ml juice capacity expansion.

Powered by a single 21700 or 18650 battery (with included 18650 adapter)

VW / Bypass / TC-Ni / TC-Ti / TC-SS / TCR

Wattage: 1W – 100W

Voltage: 0.5V – 9V

VW resistance: 0.1Ω – 3.5Ω

TC resistance: 0.05Ω – 1.5Ω

Temp range: 100ºC – 315ºC / 200ºF – 600ºF

0.91” OLED display

2A Micro USB charging

Firmware upgradeable

Dual circuit protection

Reverse polarity protection

Eleaf ELLO Sub Ohm Tank

25mm Diameter

Stainless steel

2ml/4ml E-Liquid capacity (4ml with included extension)

Sliding top fill

HW coils

HW1-C 0.25Ω Single Coil

Wattage Range: 25W – 50W (Optimal At 35W – 40W)

Ceramic Insulated Wicking System

HW2 0.3Ω Dual Coil

Wattage Range 30W – 70W (Optimal At 45W – 60W)

Dual adjustable airflow

Gold plated 510 pin

Available in a variety of colors

iStick Pico 21700

I know there are a lot of fans of the iStick Pico mods and all the variations over the years. Can’t say I was one of them although I did own the 26650 version briefly before a friend of mine just had to have it. This is my first time using one over a month and although it didn’t wow me it also never let me down.

The thought of reviewing a 21700 mod did intrigue me, at the time I did not have any 21700 capable mods and included in this kit was a Avatar Controls 30A 4000mAh 21700 battery. The battery has been tested by Mooch, the name to know when it comes to batteries. He gave it a 20A 3900mah rating, using my Hohmbase charger in Battery Doctor mode I measured 4186mah but I would stick with Mooch’s ratings. There are better 21700 batteries out there, the Golisi S35 comes to mind which Mooch tested to be 30A and 3700 mah, less life but better if you vape at higher watts. 21700’s are still in there infancy though, better options are likely to be more plentiful in the future. If using with the included ELLO tank which works best under 60 watts the included 21700 will be fine though.